IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Gurpreet ….Petitioner versus State of Haryana ….Respondent Date of decision: March 06, 2026 Date of Uploading: March 06, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Saurav Bhatia, Advocate and Ms. Preetkamal Uppal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) (erstwhile Section 438 Cr. P.C.) on behalf of the petitioner seeking grant of anticipatory/pre-arrest bail, in case FIR No.154 dated 19.12.2025, registered under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’) (erstwhile Section 420 Cr. P.C.), at Police Station Cyber Crime, Rewari.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that complainant, namely, Satyavir Singh Yadav stated that he received a WhatsApp message from mobile number 99333-11774 from a person who introduced herself as Anyana Mehta from Motilal Oswal Trading Company. The complainant was persuaded to install an APK file named “MUFSL Max” on his mobile phone and was induced to invest in shares, with the assurance that he would